Plenty of people went to pay their respects to Dunford and his family, and former Rovers player and manager Holloway gave a heartfelt tribute.

Ian Holloway (Image: Gary Day/JMP)

“As a true Gashead I know what he means to me. He is the first fella that believed in me enough to see something bigger than just a lad that worked hard,” Holloway told BBC Bristol . “I will be forever grateful to him.”

“Geoff was the driving force behind saving Rovers and needing what they needed to do at the time – and I don’t know if fans realise how bad it was."